Educational Support

Did you know that over 2,000 schools in the USA educate students on Haas CNC machine tools?

Among the many benefits of teaching with Haas CNC machine tools is that their entire range of products utilize the same, standardized, easy-to-use, easy-to-teach Haas CNC control-interface. This enables students (and teachers) to become rapidly proficient and confident in operating the equipment. Also, Haas CNC Control Simulators offer a compact and affordable addition to any CNC training program.

Graduating students with Haas CNC experience have a significant advantage upon entering the workforce. Haas CNC machine tools are among the most popular in use today, providing an abundance of job opportunities throughout the United States.

Best of all, Haas offers a special package to schools purchasing Haas CNC machine tools. The package include a discount off of the published list price, an extended warranty to 2 years and a free Haas simulator.

For more information about school discounts for Haas CNC machine tools and simulators, contact us today!

H-TEC Network

20 years ago Haas established H-TEC (Haas Technical Education Centers) to help support Secondary Schools, Community Colleges and Universities teaching the next generation of machinists. Today there are over 2,000 H-TEC schools throughout the USA.

The H-TEC Network is an industry & education led initiative that enables manufacturing technology educators and their schools to acquire the latest CNC machine tools and related CNC ancillary equipment, software and educational materials. The goals are to provide students with a relevant, high tech and hands-on educational experience. And to graduate work-ready CNC machinists, programmers & engineers for today’s industrial employers and the manufacturing challenges of the future.

HTEC Members can contact, collaborate, share and network with over 1800 schools, colleges and universities that use Haas CNC machines throughout the Americas. They can also work with over 95 CNC Technology Partners, who are pledged to support CNC Education.

For more information about the H-TEC network and how you can get involved, please contact Toni Neary, Education Director.

Gene Haas Foundation

In 1999 Gene Haas founded the Gene Haas Foundation. Growing up with a strong social conscience instilled by his family, Haas initially formed the foundation to fund the needs of the local community of Southern California, home to Haas Automation’s 1 million square foot production facility.

Over time, the foundation has expanded its role to support educational institutions throughout the United States to help fill the skills gap for manufacturing. A recent report called “The Skills Gap in U.S. Manufacturing 2015 and Beyond” projects that, “Over the next decade, nearly three and a half million manufacturing jobs will likely need to be filled, and the skills gap is expected to result in 2 million of those jobs going unfilled.” Gene’s commitment to the importance of US manufacturing has incited him to grow his personal foundation and direct his foundation board to focus on manufacturing education in the form of scholarships for CNC machinist training.

The Gene Haas Foundation donates millions of dollars every year to support schools, the majority of which is awarded in the form of scholarship grants. To learn more or apply for your school please click here.